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May 10, 1997
Editorial // A tale of two stories — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: pqasb.pqarchiver.com
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St. Petersburg Times (Florida) The Church of Scientology's version of the circumstances surrounding the death of one of its members always raised more questions than it answered. Now Scientology's top officials cannot even keep their own stories straight, further undermining their credibility. That increases the pressure on Pinellas-Pasco State Attorney Bernie McCabe to uncover the truth about Lisa McPherson's death. Were Scientology officials right when they insisted McPherson was capable of walking when she was loaded into a van at the church's Fort Harrison Hotel ...
May 9, 1997
When did she die? — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: pqasb.pqarchiver.com
Type: Press
Author(s):
Thomas C. Tobin Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) CLEARWATER — Was it an honest mistake, a slip of the tongue? Or was it the naked truth, carelessly uttered on camera A top official for the Church of Scientology told a German television crew recently that church member Lisa McPherson died in a room at the Fort Harrison Hotel in Clearwater. On its face, the statement marks a major change in Scientology's version of events surrounding McPherson's unexplained death at age 36. It came in the presence of one of ...
May 1, 1997
Scientologist Lisa McPherson's tragic death — Watchman Expositor
Type: Press
Author(s):
Craig Branch Source:
Watchman Expositor The death of 36 year old Lisa McPherson while in the "care" of fellow Scientologists at the Clearwater headquarters has led to an ongoing investigation by Clearwater police and has been the focus of numerous stories in the Tampa Tribune , St. Petersburg Times , New York Times , local media, NBC Nightly News , and episodes on Inside Edition . Lisa's tragic story began when she joined Scientology upon high school graduation. But two weeks before Thanksgiving, 1995, Lisa "told friends that she was ready ...
Apr 15, 1997
Summary - Fort Harrison Guests, Telephone Summary - Andrea Catt — The Lisa McPherson Files
Mar 22, 1997
Troubles dogged 'medical liaison' — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: pqasb.pqarchiver.com
Type: Press
Author(s):
Thomas C. Tobin Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) CLEARWATER - A Church of Scientology staff member who helped care for Lisa McPherson shortly before her death is a medical doctor whose practice in Arizona was restricted after two hospitals raised questions about her use of prescription drugs. The doctor, Janis K. Johnson-Fitzgerald, agreed to an order in October 1993 in which she surrendered her right to write prescriptions; promised not to see patients; agreed to random drug tests; and was to have her progress monitored by another doctor. At ...
Mar 3, 1997
Baker-acted Scientologist released — Tampa Tribune (Florida)More: whyaretheydead.info
Type: Press
Author(s):
Sean Lengell Source:
Tampa Tribune (Florida) CLEARWATER - A woman who was taken into police custody for a psychiatric evaluation after running barefoot from a Church of Scientology building and jumping into Clearwater Harbor has been released from the hospital, a church spokesman said Sunday. A Clearwater police officer on patrol early Saturday saw the woman sprint from the former Fort Harrison Hotel building downtown, used as a residence by the church, followed by a security guard. The officer followed the woman and offered assistance, but she ...
Mar 2, 1997
Scientologist hospitalized after jump into harbor — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: rickross.com , pqasb.pqarchiver.com
Type: Press
Author(s):
Thomas C. Tobin Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) CLEARWATER — A barefoot woman ran between two Church of Scientology buildings early Saturday before jumping into Clearwater Harbor, where police took her into protective custody for a psychiatric evaluation. As the incident unfolded over more than three city blocks downtown, a patrol officer tried twice to ask the woman if she needed help, police said. They said she and a Church of Scientology security guard behind her kept running and eventually she was found by police in shallow Clearwater Harbor. ...
Feb 23, 1997
A quiet paranoia settles in Clearwater — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: pqasb.pqarchiver.com
Feb 11, 1997
Letters / Judge Rushing's behavior follows disturbing pattern — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
Jan 25, 1997
Editorial / Scientology's bullying — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: pqasb.pqarchiver.com
Jan 12, 1997
Photo in Scientology paper angers Clearwater mayor — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
Jan 11, 1997
Scientologists promised to care for woman who later died — Tampa Tribune (Florida)More: link
Type: Press
Author(s):
Cheryl Waldrip Source:
Tampa Tribune (Florida) CLEARWATER — On the day Lisa McPherson signed herself out of Morton Plant Hospital's emergency room, fellow Scientologists promised to take good care of her. "Her friends at Scientology will watch her 24 hours a day and be sure that she gets the care that they want her to have and the patient wants to have," physician Flynn Lovett wrote in McPherson's medical records on Nov. 18, 1995. "I told them I felt this was OK." McPherson left with members of ...
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